Apostle Barbara Carter shares her journey with ministry in Community of Christ. Barbara was among the first pioneering women to enter into World Church leadership. She became one of the first women to be ordained a bishop and go into church employment as an appointee minister. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Barbara Carter Download Transcript
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Project Zion Podcast is bringing you follow-up interviews with the presenters of the Historic Sites Foundation Fall 2021 Lecture Series. Today we have on Andrew Bolton and Phillip Caswell to share about their lecture, “Life and Legacy of Apostle Kisuke Sekine.” The original lecture can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhS4hb3I-oE Host: Karin Peter Guests: Andrew Bolton…
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Grab your favorite brew and listen in about the life and ministry of President Scott Murphy. Scott shares stories from his youth, his growing call to ministry, and some of the opportunities he’s had to serve Community of Christ in various roles. Host: Linda Booth Guest: Scott Murphy Download Transcript
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Headwaters Mission Center functions with a full volunteer staff. Today they share how their team puts their skills together to ensure the mission center stays connected, supported, and spiritually fed. Host: Carla LongGuests: Colleen Hancock, Karen Hill, Serena Sato, Chris Davisdon, Matt Davisdon Download Transcript
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LGBTQIA+ affirming churches and Christians are often asked how they can reconcile their faith with being affirming. Today, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith talk about the assumptions one has when asking that question and how we can respond by remaining faithful to Scripture, to revelation, and to the Worth of All Persons. Host: Carla LongGuest: Tony…
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Open Door is an LGBTQIA+ affirming congregation in Sydney Australia. They have a history of being welcoming and holding space for those often rejected from church that stretches long before national acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community. Pastor Sue Palmer shares a little about the history and the congregation on this episode is our What’s Brewing…
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Where does Community of Christ get our priesthood authority? What about the larger Restoration movement? What about Christianity as a whole? Restoration scholar and Seventy, John Hamer, joins Carla to answer these questions and more! Host: Carla Long Guest: John Hamer Download Transcript
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Project Zion Podcast is teaming up with Smith College Professor, David Howlett, to release a series of podcasts his student created on women’s ordination in Community of Christ. This episode features how women’s ordination has changed our interviewees and how it has changed their denomination as a whole. Featured interviewees: Gwendolyn Hawks-Blue, Charmaine Chvala-Smith, Jane…
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Project Zion Podcast is teaming up with Smith College Professor, David Howlett, to release a series of podcasts his student created on women’s ordination in Community of Christ. This episode features women reflecting on their interactions across denominational lines. They relate stories of working with other women clergy, sharing with women in denominations that do…
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Project Zion Podcast is teaming up with Smith College Professor, David Howlett, to release a series of podcasts his student created on women’s ordination in Community of Christ. This episode features women reflecting on ministry in settings outside the local–conferences, retreats, international leaders gatherings, teaching at a seminary, and leadership of denominational bodies. Featured interviewees:…
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